Canadian Mountain Holidays

Whether its summer or winter, a road trip through the Canadian mountains of British Columbia and Alberta is a once-in-a-lifetime experience!

Compass Tours is proud to be associated with the Fairmont hotels that are dotted across the region. This is a collection of properties renowned for their luxury – and they’re probably some of the most-photographed hotels in Canada – if not the world!

Surrounded by towering mountains are the castles of the Fairmont Banff Springs and the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise. Also in the Albert Rocky Mountains is the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge with its village of cedar chalets and heritage log cabins, as well as traditional hotel rooms. Further west, in the Coast Mountains, is the flagship hotel at the world-famous Whistler resort, home of the alpine and nordic events at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, the Fairmont Chateau Whistler Resort.

In cosmopolitan Vancouver are the historic Fairmont Hotel Vancouver which is located downtown, the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel at the Vancouver cruise ship terminal at Canada Place, and the Fairmont Vancouver Airport Hotel.

Both ends of this trip are conveniently served by international airports – Vancouver International (YVR) and Calgary International (YYC).

If you’d like to inquire about any of these exceptional Fairmont hotels, we would be happy to provide a free, no-obligation quote, so contact us today!

There are solid rumours flying about that the Jamaican Bobsled Team will be establishing an Olympic base for themselves in Pemberton, a rural community 30 minutes’ drive north of Whistler.

The JBT, immortalized in the Disney movie “Cool Runnings”, is a good fit for Pemberton, say stakeholders, because Pemberton, like the Jamaican Bobsled Team, is a bit different, a step off the beaten track.

For their part, the JBT is excited at the prospect of returning to Canada, where they got their start in elite winter sports competition at the Calgary Olympics in 1988. Twenty years ago, the team greatly appreciated the support they received from Canadian fans, while they were met with scorn and ridicule from many of the international sporting bodies.

The Whistler Sliding Centre will be hosting the bobsleigh, luge and skeleton competitions on its newly completed tracks at the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics.

Pemberton  is a small farming community half an hour’s drive north of Whistler. The village was in the news for its successful Pemberton Music Festival this past summer, and the beautiful valley is renowned for its backcountry adventure opportunities, along with its seed potato industry.

Compass Tours creates reasonably priced Canadian mountain holiday packages to Whistler, Sun Peaks, Panorama and Revelstoke resorts, all located in British Columbia, Canada.

See what our clients have to say about us, then contact us so that we can plan your vacation of a lifetime!